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Sweet Maria's sells Green Unroasted Coffee. This page is our complete offering list. Here are some helpful FAQs:
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| Central America | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Costa Rica Caturra de Zarcero | $6.80
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Bright character, zesty citrus acidity, balanced by honey sweetness, melon, light body, high-toned, pear juice, cocoa tone and more moderate brightness at darker levels. It's a wonderfully transparent coffee, clear and clean flavor profile. City+ to Full City+.
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| El Salvador Finca La Montanita Bourbon | $7.50
| $14.25
| $32.63 | $62.25 | $115.50 |
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The cup has a lush, mouth-filling quality. It's bright, but not with an aggressive acidity. I find it remarkable that the coffee maintains it's character through the roast range. Great for SO espresso. City+ to Full City+
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| El Salvador Majahual -Tablon La Montana | $6.75
| $12.83
| $29.36 | $56.03 | $103.95 |
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A well-structured cup, bracing brightness, citrus character at light roasts and more apple-like at Full City roast. Hazelnut-laced chocolate roast tones, caramelly sweetness, maple finish with a slightly tannic almond skin accent. City+ to Full City+.
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| El Salvador Matalapa -Tablon El Naranjo | $6.70
| $12.73
| $29.15 | $55.61 | $103.18 |
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The cup is dominated by layered nutty roast tones, lemon grass, and a twist of orange rind in the the finish. The body is not that heavy, but seems dense and opaque. It has moderate acidity, less so than other El Salvador coffees we have now, and the balance between brightness, flavor and body makes for an interesting SO espresso. City+ to Vienna.
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| Guatemala Acatenango -Finca La Soledad | $6.56
| $12.46
| $28.54 | $54.45 | $101.02 |
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A classic, balanced Guatemala flavor profile, and fantastic as SO espresso too! Vanilla malt sweetness, almond and apricot high notes, rounded and dense mouthfeel, stone-fruit and nut flavors at the foreground. City to Full City+ roast.
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| Guatemala Antigua Finca La Folie | $6.60
| $12.54
| $28.71 | $54.78 | $101.64 |
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For an Antigua, it has a bright and refined acidity, juicy in the body, and very sweet. Apple fruit notes with a touch of blackberry syrup, caramelized sugars, toasted nut roast tone emerges as it cools. It's a mild, yet very sweet and attractive coffee. City+.
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| Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Rosma | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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Lively brightness of a Huehuetenango, with all these nuanced flavors suggested by the aroma; roses, red plums, red apple, cherry. City to Full City.
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| Panama Boquete Garrido Estate Lot 26-92 | $6.85
| $13.02
| $29.80 | $56.86 | $105.49 |
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A balanced cup without too much acidity. Fruit notes, almond, spices, cooked apple and aromatic wood in both the aroma and cup.
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| South America | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Bolivia Beneficio Buenaventura Lot 45 | $7.25
| $13.78
| $31.54 | $60.18 | $111.65 |
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A very delicate, clean cup with Linden flowers and peach notes, light body; a pleasant milk chocolate roast taste emerges at slightly darker roast levels. This is a subtle cup with nuanced aromas and works well at a range of roast levels. City to Full City.
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| Brazil Cerrado Fazenda No-Name-O | $5.75
| $10.93
| $25.01 | $47.73 | $88.55 |
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A joke name for a decent non-estate coffee. A versatile coffee, for espresso or brewed coffee, blend or straight roast. Mild, low-acidity, with creamy body, very nutty in the light roast and chocolate in the dark roasts. Slight fruited note, banana skins, sweet tobacco. City+ to Full City + or darker.
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| Ecuador Organic Espindola Small Producers | $7.50
| $14.25
| $32.63 | $62.25 | $115.50 |
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The cup has caramelized sugar sweetness, tangerine brightness, interesting savory quality, a touch of pine and dill seed, with a good sweet-bittersweet balance. The mouthfeel is light, and there is a bit of root beer spice accent in the finish as it cools. City to Full City.
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| Africa | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Ethiopia Gera Jimma -Nano Challa | $6.85
| $13.02
| $29.80 | $56.86 | $105.49 |
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This coffee is not a powerhouse, but a sweet, bright, clean and refined Ethiopia cup. Juicy and sweet, light roasts have red currant fruit, shifting to plum and black tea notes at Full City. The mouthfeel is light with floral and fruit notes as the cup cools. City to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Illubabor -Camp Cooperative | $6.95
| $13.21
| $30.23 | $57.69 | $107.03 |
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Moderate brightness, peach notes, and floral hints with an overlay of chocolate roast taste and dense body. In fact that might be the reason I liked this coffee with a little more roast on it. The chocolate bittersweet tang is really pleasant at this level, while lemon hints come through to vivify the cup flavors. Full City to Full City+.
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| Ethiopia Limu Jimma -Alaga Sekala | $6.85
| $13.02
| $29.80 | $56.86 | $105.49 |
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There are jasmine tea notes, and peach pie (...pie crust as well at City+ roast). As it cools the cup gets bolder, with orange peel, and even stronger jasmine notes at City roast, along with hazelnut roast notes. Body is light, but suits the mouth-refreshing character of this coffee. City to City+.
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| Ethiopia Pulp Natural Process Limu | $6.48
| $12.31
| $28.19 | $53.78 | $99.79 |
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A very unique cup that has features of both a wet- and dry-process coffee, brighter than most naturals, but certainly has the fruited notes and body of that process method. Layers of peaches, mango and apricot, herbal notes (coriander, and lemongrass), and thick, opaque mouthfeel. City+ to Full City+
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| Kenya Kirinyaga Kiunyu Peaberry | $9.20
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The cup has mild honeysuckle floral notes and delicate acidity at all roast levels. There's a bit of black tea dryness in the finish at City+ and Full City. While not being a more "showy" Kenya, it's refinement makes for an approachable and enjoyable cup. City to Full City+.
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| Kenya Muranga Kangunu Peaberry | $9.50
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The warm cup has cherry and pineapple notes and tangerine acidity complimented by the brightness of slightly under-ripe peaches. There is an incredibly creamy mouthfeel at all roast levels. As the cup cools there's some floral clove. City+ to Full City.
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| Kenya Nyeri AB Tegu | $10.50
| $19.95
| $45.68 | $87.15 | Limit 10 pounds |
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Let this coffee rest after roasting! The winey and jammy acidity is fully integrated into the syrupy body and there's more complexity to the sweetness, with caramel and vanilla present at FC. This is not the most citric or acidic Kenya, and some will find it less compelling as such. City+ to Full City.
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| Kenya Nyeri Ngunguru | $11.25
| $21.38
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Layers of dark berry, black currant, cooked blackberry, syrupy with a snappy dryness in the finish. Satiny mouthfeel, intense and sustained brightness, balanced with body and sweetness. Overall, this is a very unique Kenya flavor profile. City+ to Full City+.
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| Rwanda Jomba Vunga | $6.70
| $12.73
| $29.15 | $55.61 | $103.18 |
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There's a spiced apple note in the cup, warming/mulling spice notes, with a zest of mandarin citrus as well. With Full City roast, a silky chocolate flavor emerges, as well as a perceived increase in body. City to Full City+.
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| Rwanda Kibuye Gitesi | $6.40
| $12.16
| $27.84 | $53.12 | $98.56 |
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The cup is sweet and amazingly "complete" for such a delicately bright coffee. Mandarin orange, refined sweetness, like pure cane syrup, apricot hints, floral note of acacia blooms. As the cup cools the sweetness has a clean clover honey character, long aftertaste with floral and sweet citrus notes. City+ to Full City+.
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| Indonesia and Asia | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| India Poabs Organic Seethargundu Estate | $6.45
| $12.26
| $28.06 | $53.54 | $99.33 |
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A complex and surprisingly bright coffee, mild at first but intensifies greatly as it cools. It falls between the clean brightness of a washed Central and the rustic flavors and body of an Indo coffee. It seems to do well with any roast level. The body is thick, especially considering it is a wet-process coffee. City+ to Full City+ and darker.
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| Sumatra Gayo Mandheling | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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From the region of Lake Takengon in Aceh District. Deep brooding, bass-note profile, low acidity, tamarind and raisin fruit notes, undertone of dark chocolate, moderate brightness, foresty-earthy hints, thick body. Full City+ to Vienna.
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| Islands and Others | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Imported Chicory, Roasted and Cut | $5.00
| $9.50
| $21.75 | $41.50 | Limit 10 pounds |
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You can't make New Orleans Style coffee without Chicory, and you can't make good New Orleans coffee unless you use a FRESH roast of good coffee roasted to the French stage, and good imported Chicory.
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| Blends | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Espresso Workshop #19 - Indo-Afro-Outro | $7.00
| $13.30
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You might call this blend a classic Mokha Java because it combines coffees from Indonesia and the Horn of Africa. Complex, with refined and rustic elements, floral hibiscus notes, melon, blackberry like a tropical fruit salad. Dried apricot, winey fruit, grape skins, rustic finish, dried fruit, cocoa nibs, roasted almond, and a hint of leather. Full City+.
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| Espresso Workshop #20 - Gneiss Shot | $6.95
| $13.21
| $30.23 | $57.69 | $107.03 |
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A bright blend with tangerine, chocolate liquor, Creme Brulee-like caramelized sugar. Co-presence of sweet and bittersweet notes like a semi-sweet chocolate bar. This complex sweetness, and it's relation to bittersweetness, is what reveals itself in layers throughout the aftertaste, and what makes this shot so compelling. City+ to Full City+.
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| Espresso Workshop #21 -The Satpura Fold | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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This blend is unique in aromatics and overall flavor profile. Bold brightness, Muscovado sugar sweetness, layers of chocolate, winey fruit, cedar and blackberry. The mouthfeel is creamy and pronounced. Works well in milk drinks too. Full City to Full City+.
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| Sweet Maria's Espresso Monkey Blend | $6.25
| $11.88
| $27.19 | $51.88 | $96.25 |
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We blend this for body, balanced between high and low tones, fruited-chocolate roast flavors, and slightly rustic fruited accent notes. Our roast goal is in the beginning stages of 2nd crack ... we never "let it roll", so we recommend FC+ to light Vienna roast.
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| Sweet Maria's French Roast Blend | $6.75
| $12.83
| $29.36 | $56.03 | $103.95 |
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Designed to endure the rigors of dark roasting, and produce excellent pungent tastes, attractive bittersweet/carbony flavors, and great body.
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| Sweet Maria's Liquid Amber Espresso Blend | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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A potent, pungent blend for espresso beverages. It's ideal for milk drinks, as this intense bittersweet cuts through the steamed milk. Rustic sweetness, spice, savory notes, long aftertaste. Monsooned coffee and a small percentage of Robusta add crema and body. Vienna roast.
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| Sweet Maria's New Classic Espresso | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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A classic, balanced espresso, but without the baggage of the old world espresso conventions ...and without robusta! The espresso has balanced bittersweet notes, thick and opaque body, almond and chocolate roast flavors, hints of peach tea, spice, jasmine.
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| Decaf | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Brazil Cerrado WP Decaf | $7.05
| $13.40
| $30.67 | $58.52 | $108.57 |
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This decaf is a great blend base, for low-caf or decaf espresso, or straight. Good body and interesting mild fruity-caramelly sweetness, creamy body, nice chocolate biscuit roast taste, mild overall, low acidity. Full City to Full City+
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| Colombia La Serrania EA Decaf | $7.60
| $14.44
| $33.06 | $63.08 | $117.04 |
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Molasses-like sweetness, anise seed, and raisin fruit sweetness dominate the cup. City+ to Full City.
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| Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe-Shakiso SWP Decaf | $8.55
| $16.25
| $37.19 | $70.97 | $131.67 |
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A unique Ethiopia decaf, created from a great lot of green coffee. The cup flavors are very balanced, and the acidic brightness more mild than the non-decaf lots. Honey and caramel sweetness, jasmine-like floral flavors, ripe orange notes, graham cracker. City+ is ideal, good espresso component at Full City-FC+.
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| Guatemala Santa Rosa - Jalapa SWP Decaf | $7.20
| $13.68
| $31.32 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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The cup is quite bright for a decaf coffee! The acidity has a piney character, and strikes the palate immediately, fading into a pleasant roast sweetness. As the cup cools, a cherry fruited note emerges. City+ to Full City.
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| Mexico Oaxaca Pluma WP Decaf | $6.50
| $12.35
| $28.28 | $53.95 | $100.10 |
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There is a baked apple fruit note in the cup at City+ roast level, and some roasted almond nut flavors, with brown sugar and nut skins in the finish. The Full City+ roast has a nice chocolate roast tone that is not unlike the Mexican hot chocolate cakes you get from Oaxaca. City+ to Full City.
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| Sweet Maria's Decaf Espresso "Donkey" Blend | $7.15
| $13.59
| $31.10 | $59.35 | $110.11 |
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Fruited cup profile, some sweet bright accents, medium body. FC+ to a light Vienna is recommended.
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| Sweet Maria's Shanga Babor SWP Decaf Blend | $7.61
| $14.46
| $33.10 | $63.16 | $117.19 |
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The sweetness is the first thing that impresses with this cup, no "decafy" taste. Syrupy body with peach, apricot, plum, raisin, and dark brown sugar finish overlay on the fruit tastes. The cup flavors really embody both the Rwanda and Ethiopia flavors well. City to Full City+ for SO espresso.
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| Sweet Maria's Sumatepia SWP Decaf Blend | $7.82
| $14.86
| $34.02 | $64.91 | $120.43 |
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A remarkable decaf coffee blend in the Mokha Java style, with no odd "decafy" flavor hints. Guava and peach aromatic fruits, dried apricot, raisin, molasses, tamarind, cinnamon stick. A complex cup that works as drip or espresso. City to Full City+ roast.
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| Robusta | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| India Robusta -Sethuraman Estate RKR Nirali | $5.95
| $11.31
| $25.88 | Limit 5 pounds | |
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A wet process Robusta coffee from a single Estate, for espresso blends. Enhances the crema and introduces thick body to the espresso, with burnt sugar and maple aromatics, aromatic wood, bittersweetness. Full City+ roast or Darker.
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| Thumbs Down | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 5 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs * |
| Panama "Dry Process Experiment Gone Awry" | $2.80
| $5.32
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Fruity, vinegary, musty, ack! Here is an example of unclean fruity flavors. Our thumbs down selection for the next few months, this is a textbook case of processing taint. Heavy body, cloying fruity notes, slightly rotten coffee cherry flavor, musty scent and flavors in the finish, medicinal. City+ shows the taint the best. Try to disguise it with FC+ roast too. You can't.
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Trying a sampler is the best way in my opinion to get started
home roasting. Especially if you are not sure what coffee to choose. We can
not promise a particular origin in the sampler. In the 4 Pound and 8 Pound Samplers,
we try to include a coffee from every coffee growing continent, and a range of processes. Some
folks have suggested that having a larger quantity of a single bean that
takes a range of roasts is a better way to learn roasting - I think getting
a range of flavors so you can start to see the difference origin makes is
better. The choice is up to you really. Samplers are a great value - if you ordered the same coffees ala cart from our list - you would spend 20 to 25% more! And all the coffees inthe samplers are the same quality as what we offer on the list - no bargain basement special. | ||
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The 4 Pound Sampler: from $20.50* (+ 4 Lbs. shipping) |
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careful selection from Indonesia, Africa, South America and Central America, (note: 4lb espresso sampler will be mostly/all espresso blends) One sampler per order, please
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The 8 Pound Sampler: from $39.50* (+ 8 Lbs. shipping) |
 Sweet Maria's Green Coffee Cupping Reviews are ratings of every coffee we offer based on the pre-shipment cuppings that determine what we will buy, and the arrival cuppings when the shipment actually shows up at our shop. What makes Sweet Maria's unique is our rigorous daily cupping practices used to weed out great coffees from so-so ones; every coffee on our list represents many that were rejected! (See Tom's Cupping Log). You can access the review for any coffee by clicking on the name in the price list above, or you can follow the links below. Please refer to our Reference Page for definitions of terms and cupping numbers, and the Roast Pictorial Guide for roast information.
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